Symptoms of Malware

Regardless of the type of malware a system has been infected with, these are common malware symptoms:

• There is an increase in CPU usage.

• There is a decrease in computer speed.

• The computer freezes or crashes often.

• There is a decrease in Web browsing speed.

• There are unexplainable problems with network connections.

• Files are modified.

• Files are deleted.

• There is a presence of unknown files, programs, or desktop icons.

• There are unknown processes running.

• Programs are turning off or reconfiguring themselves.

• Email is being sent without the user’s knowledge or consent.